Employment Opportunities
Huge Experiences seeks whitewater kayaking destinations with remarkable cultural opportunities, educational value, a stable and safe environment, and world class whitewater kayaking. Check out this year’s kayak school programs and whitewater destinations. Also, learn about Huge Experiences kayak camps in near your hometown!
Internship Opportunities
Are you interested in participating in the New River Academy's academic programs as an intern? If so, download our Intern application in .pdf format by clicking this link:
Internship Application
Summer 2008:
Keeners and NRA Team to Offer Video Media Summer School Credit on the Ottawa River
Fall 2008 Kayak School Semester:
US, Canada and New Zealand
Spring 2009 Kayak School Semester:
Southern Chile
Are you or someone you know interested in a teaching career as a traveling educator or intern with the New River Academy?
We are an equal opportunity employer. If you know of anyone who may be interested in working in a highly collaborative team environment as an educator, then please refer them to this site.
Life enhancing knowledge and skills are learned, including safety, leadership, international logistics planning and more. We travel to world class kayak destinations and paddle and learn about
the various cultures and regions.
We are looking for exceptional people who have the ability and willingness to teach and learn the leadership skills of our unique positive educational model.
If you know of anyone who may be interested in working in a highly collaborative team environment as an educator, then please refer them to this site.
Oh yea, we seek world class kayak destinations.
Dear Potential Educator,
Thank you for your interest in becoming a New River Academy teacher. We hope the following information will help you understand more about our school, what we are looking for in a prospective
staff member and how to take the next step in applying for employment.
About our Teachers
New River Academy hires educators from a wide variety of backgrounds. During the non-school year our educators hold various occupations, such as college professors and students, schoolteachers,
and outdoor specialists. Their occupations range from careers in law, dentistry, business, computer programming, medicine, education, engineering, and accounting.
Do You Need a Teaching Certificate?
No, New River Academy is a secondary private school. Meaning employees do not have to hold a teaching certificate. Although, we seek to employee experienced educators. Some of our teachers are not certified educators but meet a minimum number of collegiate hours within their teaching discipline.
New River Academy Positions
Each semester New River Academy hires educators in the disciplines of natural sciences, history, Spanish, English, and mathematics. This team of five will lead and teach a high school of 14 adventure seeking kayakers embarking on an 8 month adventure often taking them to multiple continents. The job is rewarding, high energy, and full of accomplishments. Employees are more than just educators as they serve as: mentors, public relations, manage cooking duties, arrange international logistics, publish blogs, communicate with parents, attend whitewater festivals, and become role models.
Internships
New River Academy offers valuable experience via our internship program. Interns receive employee benefits without financial compensation. Interns interested in international travel to world class kayak destinations, earning valuable teaching and leadership experience, and the opportunity to get their foot in the door for future employment should they submit an application, resume, and cover letter.
Are there Benefits?
We think the number one benefit why employees choose New River Academy is to travel, kayak, and teach. While, all of our employees come for these reasons not all realize how rewarding their Huge Experiences’ will be.
New River Academy employees are paid on varying scales depending on experience level and duties performed. Employees are compensated with a travel stipend, international food and lodging expenses are paid, and airfares to international destinations are also covered.
Many companies within the whitewater industry offer our employees pro-deal purchasing.
Hiring Standards
The most important component to the New River Academy program are our teachers. It is for this reason we maintain stringent hiring standards. The characteristics that we look for in our staff are these:
- Credentials to teach subject matter
- Solid communication and inter-personal skills
- Common sense and clear thinking in emergency situations
- A positive attitude
- A strong work ethic
- Respect for fellow employees and students
- Ultimately, it is our group of skillful teachers that safely and professionally execute our international educational trips. For this reason, we demand a high degree of integrity and a solid commitment to professionalism.
- Application and Hiring Process
- As a result of the popularity of Huge Experiences’ New River Academy, we receive a large number of inquiries from people interested in becoming an employee. Many are experienced teachers who have worked on rivers and within the class.
Please make sure to include with your application, a resume and cover letter so that we may be better prepared for your potential interview.
If you have further questions please contact us direct.
Employment applications, resumes, and cover letters should be sent to:
New River Academy
Rt. 2 Box 245
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Sincerely,
David Hughes
Meet the current New River Academy staff
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